JAPAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, Inc. has signed a MOU with I-DEALS INNOVATION &

TECHNOLOGY VENTURING SERVICES, S.L.U ( everis Group, subsidiary of the NTT Data Group) to collaborate in consulting services to transfer innovative technologies of Japanese SMEs and start-ups to European and North American markets.

Japan Technology Group, an international broker of technology-based intellectual property (based in Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Taro Yaguchi), has established a business partnership with i-deals Innovation & Technology Venturing Services (based in Madrid, Spain; CEO: Ángel Sánchez Díaz), a consulting company of technology transfer and commercialisation support in European, North American and Latin American markets.

The parent company of i-deals, everis, has recently been acquired by NTT Data in January 2014. i-deals operates to create value for innovative technological start-ups, SMEs and universities in different markets supporting their commercialisation and internationalisation. To achieve this objective i-deals combines its deep understanding of technology with the knowledge of the market needs and dynamics of the different sectors it works in (medical, biotechnology, chemical processes, nano science, energy, etc.).

JTG serves as an international broker of technology over 10 years, matching international companies and untapped promising Japanese innovations. JTG has an extensive network of key stakeholders in the technology licensing field in Japan, which differentiates JTG from technology transfer companies in other countries.

Through the partnership with i-deals, JTG will accelerate consulting business to support technology transfer of Japanese universities and research institutions and help start-ups and SMEs to expand their market into European and North American regions. JTG and i-deals will take advantage of each other’s expert network in Japan and Europe/North America and will jointly undertake different activities collaborating with public organisations for R&D and investigation projects.

JTG will target URA (Research Administrators) of universities and TLO (Technology Licensing Organization) which aim to collaborate with overseas companies and start-ups with the objective of expanding their markets outside of Japan, JTG and i-deals will provide seminars based on their knowledge and expertise of market value analysis.

“JTG has proven to be very dependable and as advertised, they are extremely well connected to the research community in Japan. Their core expertise and approach to doing business are in alignment with our objectives. As a result, we have been able to establish several strategic relationships and collaboration opportunities.”

University of Hawai‘i Larry Cutshaw Director Business Development, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation

I-DEALS INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY VENTURING SERVICES, S.L.U

April, 2010 [company of the everis Group (established in 1996)]

*The everis Group is a fully-owned subsidiary of the NTT Group since January 2014

Av. Manoteras, 52, 28050 Madrid, Spain

Market value analysis, technology transfer and commercialisation

support of innovative technology initiatives in European, North American and Latin American markets